Pursuing Her Chapter 270

Chapter 270 Becoming Senile “How's everything in Horington? Settled?” Caleb expressed his

concern when he sat down with Sophie. Sophie merely bobbed her head in response as she did not

feel comfortable talking to people. “Sophie, we're a family. I know Dad has gone overboard in some

ways, but he’s still our father. I hope you can—" Upon hearing Caleb's remark, Sophie knitted her

brows. Did he come back to lecture me? “I know.” Sophie had her own way of doing things.

“Christmas is around the corner, and I'm sure Dad is all alone. I plan to invite him for Christmas.

What do you think?” Caleb asked. Sophie asked in response, “Does Grandpa know about this?”

Caleb shook his head.

“Not yet. I want to discuss this with you first.” After all, she's directly involved in it. “I don’t want to

see him during Christmas,” Sophie answered. All he can think of is Tanner Group's money. He even

tried abducting Grandpa. God knows what he'll do next! “Dad told me everything. We're a family,

Soph. We should be keeping the family together instead of tearing it apart,” Caleb said. We used to

be a close-knit family, but everything changed when Sophie returned! Caleb hardly returned to the

country as he had been living overseas all these years. That was why he wished his family could live

peacefully with each other. In a split second, the meaning of his words dawned on Sophie. “Caleb,

are you implying I'm the one causing this family conflict? You think things would have been

different had I not returned, huh?”

Sophie was good at reading between the lines. She understood exactly what he meant by reading

the expression on his face. That was also exactly why she couldn't click with Caleb. She just wanted

to stay away from him. All this while, Caleb always distanced himself from the Tanners though he

was the pride of the family. Likewise, he had never shown any interest in Tanner Group either. He

was so engrossed in his work in the research institute overseas that he could not care less about the

family inheritance. That was probably the reason he wanted to stay out of the drama in the Tanner

family instead of doing something for the family. He didn’t want the Tanner family’s matters to

affect his life. “I don't care what he told you, but I'll not allow him to return since he hurt Grandpa.”

Caleb was rendered speechless. “I'm sure it's all just a misunderstanding. Why would Dad hurt

Grandpa? It's impossible for any person to do this to his biological father.” Caleb refused to believe

Yale would treat Josiah like that. He understood family members would wrestle for power and

wealth, but he did not want Sophie to treat their father like that. Sophie began to feel annoyed.

Why are we having this talk since nothing is going to change his mind anyway? “Caleb, people

always think of you as the genius of the family, but I guess you're not that smart after all! Go ahead

and do what you want since you don't bother to listen to me,” she uttered. Sophie stood up and

went upstairs as she refused to talk to him anymore. How could he be so easily brainwashed by

Dad? Meanwhile, Willow, who had been hiding in a corner, walked out and said to Caleb, “You can

never convince Sophie, considering how self-centered she is. I told you so. She just doesn't care

about anyone.” Sophie will never get to live peacefully in this house as long as she lost favor with

Caleb! Caleb could not help but sigh after glancing at the obedient Willow. “Tell me, Willa. Did Dad

really abduct Grandpa? Who on earth would abduct his own father?” “I'm sure it's a

misunderstanding. Dad has always taken good care of Grandpa. You're aware of that, too, right? I

feel Sophie is just trying to get to us ever since she returned from Horington. She hates the family

and wants to take revenge against us,” Willow said. Willow was trying her best to sow discord

between Caleb and Sophie. As long as I have Caleb behind my back, I'll be able to live a comfortable

life and not have a care in the world. “All right. Go and focus on your studies. I'll take care of the

family matters.”

Working day and night in his lab had already taken a toll on him, yet he still had to deal with all

these family problems. Caleb could not help but feel helpless. “Caleb, you should take a good rest,

too, since you've just returned from Anglandur.” “I will. All right, Willow. Carry on with your

revision!” Caleb was pleased to see how obedient and affectionate Willow was. At noon, Josiah, in

the company of Caleb, went upstairs to call Sophie. Caleb tried to persuade Josiah since Sophie

refused to give in. “Grandpa, Dad is all alone out there. Let's bring him home, shall we?” He believed

his grandfather would sympathize with Yale and allow him to celebrate Christmas with the family.

Yet, an icy glint flashed across Josiah's eyes when he heard Caleb's proposal. “Have you talked to

Sophie about this?” Caleb thought for a while and decided to tell the truth since there was nothing

to hide. “Yes. Grandpa, Sophie is still young, so she might have misjudged Dad. I believe Dad

wouldn't abduct you.” Josiah's face turned even grimmer. “So you're saying Sophie uttered

nonsense just to make your father a scapegoat?” Upon sensing the anger in his voice, Caleb

immediately shook his head. “That's not what I meant, Grandpa!” Josiah responded with a cold

snort.

"Sophie might be young, but she’s a meticulous and observant girl. Caleb, I've always thought of

you as a highly-educated capable man, but today, you disappoint me.” Caleb was at a loss for

words. Why is Grandpa so stubborn? Elderly folks couldn't distinguish right from wrong anymore,

could they? He said, “Grandpa, why do we have to resort to this? We're a family, aren't we?” “You've

underestimated Sophie. Do you think she'll humiliate your dad because she wants to get her hands

on Tanner Group's money? Listen carefully, Caleb. Had I not held Sophie back, she would have gone

to the International Medical Association! Have you heard of the association's founder, Dr. Smith? He

came here personally to perform surgery on me because he wants Sophie to become his successor!”

Who cares about Tanner Group when she has gotten the International Medical Association's

attention? Caleb could not believe his ears. The research center he was attached to was no match

for the International Medical Association, though they were both headquartered in Anglandur. All

this while, he had looked down on Sophie. That was why he was stunned when he learned that

Barney had identified her as his successor. But isn't she just a senior in high school? Why would Dr.

Smith want to take her in? Upon noticing the look of disbelief on Josiah's face, Tanner got even

more disappointed. “Caleb, do you think I've become senile just because I'm getting old?” My age is

catching up, but this doesn't mean I'm going senile.